HSE zeroes in on home worker safety amid calls for ‘more guidance’
HSE is reminding employers that protecting the health and safety of their hybrid and home workers is a “legal duty, not optional guidance.”
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 March 2026
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Employers urged to publish menopause ‘action plans’ from April
The government has launched a new initiative encouraging large employers to publish menopause action plans to help women thrive in the workplace.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 March 2026
Mates in Mind warns HSE “stepping up” focus on stress following university breach
Mental health charity, Mates in Mind is urging businesses to review their stress management practices following regulatory action from HSE and in the build up to Stress Awareness month in April.
By Belinda Liversedge on 05 March 2026
Employers need support to keep staff well and in work, says DWP advisor
Support and encouragement are most likely to help employees have a successful return to work after a sickness absence, according to research led by the University of East Anglia.
By on 01 April 2019
Personal and social factors key for long-term return to work
Support and encouragement are most likely to help employees have a successful return to work after a sickness absence, according to research led by the University of East Anglia.
By on 01 April 2019
‘Emotionally illiterate managers’ face firing line
Managers without the skills to spot mental health issues in their staff should not be given top jobs in companies, one of the UK’s most senior psychologists in organisational health has said.
By on 01 March 2019
HSE urged to boost staff engagement in DWP review
HSE should set a “stretching target” to improve engagement among its 2,500 staff, including looking at annual working days lost and reports of bullying and harassment, a government report into its work has urged.
By on 01 March 2019
Britain’s healthiest workplaces crowned
A bank, a sportswear company and a health and wellbeing provider have been named as the healthiest places to work in Britain.
By on 01 March 2019
Arcadia fined £450k after girl crushed by safety barrier
High Street clothing empire Arcadia Group has been fined £450,000 after a young girl was left permanently disfigured after she was crushed by a queue barrier at a Topshop store in Glasgow.
By on 01 March 2019
Veolia fined £1m after RCV runs over worker
A refuse collection company has been fined £1m after a worker was run over and killed by a reversing refuse collection vehicle (RCV).
By on 01 March 2019
£1.5m fine after girl crushed to death in lift at family home
A lift company and a housing association have been fined £1.5m after a girl suffered fatal head injuries when she looked out of a broken vision panel in a lift at her home in Weymouth.
By on 01 March 2019
Hermes couriers win rights in ‘gig economy deal’
Hermes’ self-employed couriers have won new rights to holiday pay and other benefits under a deal struck by the company and the GMB union.
By on 01 March 2019
Roofer dies in ‘tragic’ fall at uncle’s firm
Ray Strank Roofing and its director have been found guilty of work at height breaches after an employee fell to his death from a London roof.
By on 01 March 2019
